Using Twitter chats with your students either intrigues you or makes you cringe! The thought of using social media in the classroom has created a divide between teachers across the country – to be social or not to be social, that is the question! Well, regardless of where you stand on the topic, don’t be scared. This blog is full … Read More
Getting your Feet wet with a Classroom Transformation (video)
When you’re looking at doing classroom transformations, you have to consider the five senses. Full transcript below video. Video Transcript Hey guys! It’s Rae and we are talking classroom transformation! Now I do classroom transformations all the time, I would love to even do them more frequently, but when I talk about classroom transformations, especially in the Teach Further Model … Read More
Give Your Students More Freedom In Your Classroom (video)
Are you giving your students enough freedom in your classroom? Full transcript below video. Video Transcript Header image photo by Stephanie McCabe on Unsplash
9 Ways to Fix Your Lesson Plans: Assess Understanding, Not Task Completion
What’s the 8th way you can fix your lesson plans? Assess Understanding, Not Task Completion! It is time to start assessing student on what they KNOW rather than the tasks they have completed. Anyone can do a checklist, but someone that has proven mastery in understand the content, can explain it! Consider what your students KNOW while planning your next … Read More
5 Simple Strategies to CRAFT a Need-Satisfying Classroom
When I first became a teacher, I was horrible at classroom management. When I say horrible, I mean “pulling my hair out because I couldn’t control the classroom for the life of me” horrible. Years later, I learned that I was almost fired that first year. Yes…I was that bad. Fortunately, someone saw a glimmer of hope in me and … Read More